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s. u. BARR WINDOW Filed June 4, 1920 5 sheet's-sheet 5 Patented Feb. 29,1923.

SIDNEY U. BARR, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

WINDOW.'

Application filed'June 4, 1920. Serial No. 386,615.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, SIDNEY BARR, a citizen of the United States, and a residentof the city of New York,` borough of Brooklyn, in the county or" Kings and State of New York, have invented a new andl Improved Window, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved window arranged to permit of easily and conveniently moving the sashes intol open or closedposition and to render the window completely dustyand air and water tight `when the saslies are closed; y

Another object is to prevent rattling of the lower sash in whatever. position it may be in. `Y

Another object is to prevent the lower sash from being raised from the outside.-

Another object is to permit convenient access to the overhead pulleys from inside of the window, frame to allow of removing a pulley and replacing'it as well as the chains and weights without removing any part of the window frame or the sashes.

Another object is to'reinforce the window4 sashes atithe corner with a. view to render practically each sash as if made of vone piece.

Another object is to permit of applying the outer stall or scribe molding to the ivin dow frame with a view to draw or it-tlie same into any irregularities, of the stone or brickwork of the building to render the window frame air-tight and water-tight in the window opening.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features ofv construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.y y

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a' part oi this speciiication. in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts ,in all the views.

Figure 1 is aninner 'face view of the improved window with the sashcs in closed and locked position and withparts broken out and parts shown in sections;

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse section of the same on the line 2-2 of Figur(x l;

Figure 3 is an enlarged ace view of one corner of sash frame;

Figure 4 is a sectional face' view of the same'on the line 4 4 of Figur-i` Figure 5 is a cross section of the saine on the line 5&5 of 1i igure 3; l

Figure G is a perspective View of the reinforcing angular knee for a sash frame corner;

Figure T is an enlarged cross section of the improved window with the lower and upper sashes in unlocked open positions;

Figure 8 is a sectional plan view of the improved window on the line 8-3 of Figure l `igurc 9 is a similar view of the improved window at the lower sash, the section being on .the line 9-9 of Figure 1, the lower sash being in closed and locked position;

Figure 10 is a similar view of the same with the lower sash in released position;

' Figure 11 is a sectionalplan view on one side of the window frame on the line 11-11 of Figure l; l

Figure 12 is an enlarged plan view of the upper corner of the window casing and with one ot' the pulleys and its housing in position and the other removed; Y

Figure 13 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 13-13 of Figure 12; and

Figure 14 is a sectional plan view of onel side of a'modiied form of the window Jframe with the upper sash in position.

'The improved window in its general construction consists of a lower sash 10, an upper, sash 11 and a window frame comprising a sill 12. side bars or jambs 13. 13 and a top crossbar 14. The side bars 13 of the window frame are provided with inner beads 20. outer beads 21 and parting strips 22 to form vertical' guideways 'for the sashes 1() and 11 to slide in. The beads 2() are fastened top crossbar 14 of the window frame, as

will be readily understood by reference to Figure 2. The top crossbar 14 is provided v at its. under side with an outer integral stop bead 29 forming a continuation of the outer side stop 'beads 21 (see Figure 2). A parting strip 30 is attached to the under side of the top crossbar 14: by screws 31 (see Figure lio 2) and forms a continuation of the parting strips 22 attached to the side bars 13 of the Window'frame. The parting strips 22 are. set in recesses 32 formed in the side bars 18 of the window frame, and the top parting strip is set in asimilar recess 33 formed in the under s ide of the top crossbar 14 thus securely holding the parting strips .in position on the window frame.

The lower sash 10 is hung` on chains or other flexible connections 40 extending` upward and pass-ing over pulleys 41 mounted in housings 42 attached to the top cross-bar 14 of the window frame, as hereinafter more fully explained, and the chains40 support sash weights 43 to countei'balance the lower sash 10 with a view to permit the easy raising and lowering of the sash 10. The upper sash 11 is hung on chains or other ilexible connections 45 extending over pulleys 4G journaled in housings 47 attached to the top crossbar 14 of the window frame, and the said flexible connections 45 support sash weights 48 for counterbalancing the upper sash 11 to permit of conveniently lowering or raising the same. The suspension means for the lower sash 10 as described is arranged to hold thislower sash 10 inwardly against the stop beads 2() at the time the sash is in an open position` and the suspension means for the upper sash 11 as described andshown is arranged to hold the upper sash outwardly against the outer stop beads 21 at the time the upper sash is in open position` as will be readily understood Vby reference to Figure 7. The lower and upper sashes 10 and 11 when in open position (see Figure 7) ai'e out of engagement or contact with the parting strips 22 and hence the sashes 1() and 11 can freely slide up and down in their guidewa'vs on the window frame thus requiring comjiaiatiiiely` little exertion on the part of the operator to move the sashes up or down. The stop beads 20 are provided at their lower ends at the back with wedges 50 inclined downwardly and outwardly (see Figures 2 and 7)7 and the wedges 50 are engaged by the lower sash 10 at the time the latter is moved into a closed position thus forcing the lower portion of the lower sash 10 outward againstthe parting strips 22 (see Figure 2). The front faces of the upper ends of the outer stop beads 22 are -provided with similar wedges 51 inclined upwardly and inwardly. as plainly shown in Figures 2 and 7, and these wedges 51 are engaged by the upper ends of the upper sash 11 when the latter is moved into a closed position thus movingv the. upper portion of the upper sash 11 against the back of the paiting strips 22, 30 (see Figure 2). The meeting rails 55 and 56 of the lower and upper sashes 10 and11 are provided with interlocking members 57,' 58 engaging one the other on moving the Figure The interlocking member 57 is provided with a cushion'or packing 59, preferably in the form of a piece of rubber tubing, adapted to be engaged at the under side by the interlocking member 58 so as to form an exceedingly tight joint between the meeting rails. On the top of the meeting rail is mounted a' drawing and locking device G0 having a movablejmember 61 adapted to engage a keeper 62 attached to the meeting rail 56 of the upper sash 11 to dra-w the meeting rails 55, 56 towards and in contact with each other to form a tight metallic joint, at the same time moving the upper portion of the lower sash 10 against the front face of the parting strips 22 and moving the lowerportion of the upper sash 11 against the rear or back faces of the said parting strips 22. Fromthe foregoing it will be seen that by the arrangement, de-v scribed the sashes 10 and 11 when in oper i position are held freely suspendedby their suspension means and when moved into closed positionthe sashes form exceedingly tight joints with the window frame and at the meeting rails and 56 to -render`thewindow air, dust and waterproof tight.. It is i understood that the wedges'50, 51 andthe-"#- drawing and locking device coact to paro# duce the desired result.

In order to reduce friction to a minimum" in sliding the freely suspended sashes 10 and-v`v l 11 up or down on the window frame, ther side bars or jambs 13 are provided at" the` guideways for the sashes 10 and 11 with integral ribs 70, 71 extending throughout the"` height of the guideways and projecting into the same, and being engaged by the correspending sides of the sashes 10 and 11 prac'- tically with line contacts thus permitting easy up and down sliding movement of the sashes 10 and 11 (see Figures 8. 9 and 10).

ln order to form an exceedingly tight joint between the lower window sash 10 and ,the parting strips the latter are provided at .their front faces with recesses 7 5 in which are secured cushions or paekings 76 (See Figures f) and 10) preferably in the'forni of rubber tubes projecting from the faces of the parting strips and engaging grooves 77 formed in the. rear faces of the stiles` Snot' the lower sash I10 and which Stiles are connected with each other at the top by the meeting rail and'at the bottom by lthe hottoini'ail S1. The rearfaces of the parting strips 22 are provided in their upper portions with recesses in which are secured cushions or packings 86 similar toI thcvcushions 76 and adapted to engage recesses 87 formed in the front faces of the stiles 5)() of the upper sash 11, and 'which stiles 90 are connected with each other at their lower ends by the meeting rail 56 and at their upper ends by the top rail 91,

The bottom rail 81 of the lower sash 10 is provided at its under side with a recess 95 l in which `is fastened a cushion or packing Cfl .in the sill 12 (see Figure 2).

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96, preferably in the form of a rubber tube, adapted to be seated on a shoulder 97 formed The top of thetop rail 91 of the upper sash 11 is provided with a recess 98' in which .is secured a cushion 99 adapted to make contact with a rib 100 formed integrally in the top cross- By the arrangement described the cushions 96 and 99 form tight joints between the 'bottom and top rails 81 and 91 of the lower and upper sashes 10 and 11 with the sill 12 and the top crossbar 14 of the window frame at the time the said sashes are in closed position. The relation between the wedges, the cushion 99 and the rib 190 is such that when the upper sash 11. is moved into closed position the cushion 99 touches the rib 109 to make a tight'joint without, however, indenting or crushing'the cushion.

1n order to prevent the lower sash 10 from rattling and to lock it in place when in raised posit-ion, use is made of sash binders 119 pivoted at 111 on the inner faces of the stiles 89 of the lower sash 10, and the said binders are prdvided with cams 112- adapted to pass between the stop beads 20 and the inner faces of the stiles to clamp the rear faces of the said stiles against the parting strips 22v (see Figure 9) thus holding the lower sash 'locked when in raised position to prevent rattling of such sash or raising it from the outside. In order to permit convenient raising and lowering of the lower sash 19 the bottom rail 81 is provided at the inner face with the usual handholds 115 (see Figure 1).

The sash frames of the lower and upper sashrs 19 and 11 are practically alike in construction and hence it suffices to describe but one in detail, special reference being had to Figures 3, 4, and 6, which show the construction of the upper sash frame. The stiles of the upper sash 11, the meeting rail 56 and the top rail 91 are made tubular and the adjacent ends are mitered and united by an angular kneepiece 129 having a vertical arm 1121 and a horizontal arm 122,*

of which the vertical arln 121 extends into the stile 99 and the horizontal arm 122 extends into the corresponding end of the top rail 91 or the n'ieetingrail 56. The arms 121 and 122 are in cross/section the same as the inner cross sections of the stiles 90, the top rail 91 and the meeting rail 56. The kneepiece 129 is provided atthe arm 121 with a vertical opening 123 for the passage of the corresponding chain 45 or 40. It is understood that' the end of this chain extends throughan -opening 124 formed-in the outer wall of the corresponding stile 90 or 80 and is secured to the corresponding and rails so as to render the sash frame ex- I ceedingly strong and durable and practically the same as if it were made of one single piece of metal or other material.

lThe side bars or jambs 13 ofthe window frame are provided with front and rear flanges 149 and 141. and similar flanges 142 and 143 are formed on the top crossbar 14, and the adjacent ends of the side bars 13 and the top crossbar 14 are connected with each other by angular kneepieces 159Vwhi'ch also serve to removably support the housings 42 and 47 of the pulleys 41 'and 46 (see Figures 1, 12 and 13). Each of the kneepieces 159 consists of a vertical member 151 and a horizontal member 152 and the said members are provided with front flanges 153. 154 and rear flanges 155, 156 lfitting against the corresponding flanges 149, 142 and 141. 143 of' the side bars 13 and the top crossbar 14. as above 5 mentioned. The flanges are fastened together by screws or other fastening devices 151 to readily co'nneet the side` bars 13 with the top crossbar 14. llach of the pulley housings 42. 47 is provided with a base 169 extending in registering eut-out portions 161. 162. of which the cut-out portion 161 is formed in the horizontal member 152 of the kneepiece 159 while the cut-out portion T162 formed in the top crossbar 14. The inner end of cach base 169 extends under a raised Aerosspiece 163 formed integrally at the inner portion of the hcrizontal member 152 of the kneepiece 159. A screw 164 engages the base 169 and the cross piece 163 to tasten the base in place, the head of the screw being on the under side of the base 169 to permit access to vthe screw for removing the same whenever it is desired to remove the corresponding housing 42 or 47 from thewindow frame. The sides of each housing 42 and 47 have their bottom portions provided with notches 165 seated on brackets 166 Jformed integrally with the vertical member 151 of the knee- `piece 159 thus supporting the housing and Figures 2 and 7. to support the window frame, and in order to hold thewindow l'rame against accidental movement the flange 143 ot the top cross rail 14 is provided with upwardlvY extending attaching arms 17() fastened by bolts or other tastening devices 171. to the wall of the building, as plainly shown in Figures 2 and 7. To the side hars 12% are secured weight boxes 180 containing the weights -13 and 48 and providedwith vertical separating plates 181 lo hold the weights 4-l andJfS in each weight box in spaced relation one to the other.

In order to gain access to the weights in the weight boxes 1S() the lower portions of the side bars l?) are provided with removable sections 19t) (see Figures 1 and 11). ri`he lower ends of the side bars 13 are provided with reinforcing members 195 arranged below the removable sections 19() (see Figure l). 7

In order to insure a proper joint between the building and the outer portion of the window frame use is made ot' outside staff or scribe moldings 20() ot a desired orna mental cross section and fastened at vintervals` b v screws or' other Jfastening devices 201 to spaced brackets 202;,1ttaclied to the outer faces ot the outer stop beads 21 and 29, as

plainly indicated in Figures 2, T and 8. It will be noticed that bv this arrangement the 'molding Q0() can be readily drawn inward b v screwing up the screws 201 to insure tirm contact with the wall ot' the window opening` to overcome anv irregularities that 1na v be in the wall thus insuring the jt'ormation ot'- a verv tight joint between the molding land the wall ot' the. window opening.

Instead ot forming the outside staff or scribe molding of a separate piece, the same ma)v he formed integral with the outer stop bead 21.,as indicated in Figure 14, otherwise the construction oi the window trame is the same as above described.

Having thus described my invention. I claim as new and desire to secure bv Letters Patent 2q l. In a window. a window trame provided with sash guidewavs having elastic weather cushions. lower and upper sashes mounted to slide in the said guidewavs, and Yt'ree suspension means mounted on the said window trame and connected with the said sashes. and wedge means adjacent the end ot the said guidewavs, to cause the sashes when in open position to dl'op awav from the said cushions and to move the sashes in contact with the said cushions on closing the sashcs.

2. In a window, a window trame provided with sash guidewavs havingelastic weather cushions. lower and upper sashes mounted to slide in the said guideways, the width of the latter being pronouncedly in excess tol the thickness of the stiles of the said sashes, the said guideways beingr provided with wedges to move the sash`es in one direction on closing the sashes to engage the Stiles with the cushions, and a free suspension connected with the said sashes,' the said suspension means moving the sashes in an opposite direction, on opening the sashes to di'sengage the Stiles from the said cushions.

3. In a window, a window frame provided with beads and parting strips having elastic weather cushions, the said beads and parting strips forming sash guideways, a sash mounted to slide in the said guideways and having stiles. the. width ot the guidewavs exceeding the thickness of the Stiles. and a tree suspension means mounted on the said trame and on which the sash is hung to move the said stiles out ot engagement with the said cushions on 'opening the sash, and means o-n the said window frame and adapted to engage the said stiles on moving the sash into closed position to tightly engage the said stiles with the said cushions'i '.Jf. Ina window. a window trame provided with inner and outer Abeads and `parting strips having elastic weather cushions, the said beads and parting strips Jforming sash guidewavs, upper and lower sashes mounted to slide in the said guideways and having stiles provided with vertical grooves adapted to engage the said cushions, the width ot' the.

said guideways being in excess to the thickness ot the. said Stiles, suspension means mounted on the sai'd window frame and on which the sashes are'luzmg to move the Stiles out of engagement with the said cushions on openingthe sashes, wedges at the lower ends ot the inner beads adapted to engage the stiles ot the lower sash to move the Stiles thereof into engagement with the said cushions on closing the lower sash, and wedges on the upper ends of the outer beads adapted to engage the .stiles of the upper sash to move the stiles thereof into engagement with the said cushions on closing the upper sash.

5. In a window, an upper sash provided at vmeans mounted on the window frame and the top rail with a recess, a cushion held in the said recess, and a window fra-me pro vided with vertical guideways in which slides the said sash, the said window frame having a top crossbar provided at the under-- side with an integral rib adapted to be engaged by the said cushion on closing the upper sash.

SIDNEY U, BARR. 

